Coin-controlled vending-machine.



No. 6231,50. Patented July u, 1399.

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(Applition led July 8, 1898.)

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NICHOLAS l. \V0,0LSEY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

C'olN- CONTROLLED VENDING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N. 628,510, dated July 11, 1899. Application filed July 6,1898. Serial No. 685,251. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, N1cHoLAs'L WOOLSEY, of the city of New York, (Cedarhu 14st,) borough of Queens; in the county ofA Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coin-controlled vendingmachine, more especially designed for vending leadpencils and other articles in 'stick form, the machine being simple and durable in construction and arranged to contain a large vnumber of articles to obviate frequent reillin g.

' of the improvement on the line 3 3 in Fig. l;

and Fig. t'is a plan view of the slide.

The improved coin-controlled vending-machine is provided With'a suitably-constructed casing A, in which are arranged a series of chutes B B B2 B3 B4, located one in front of the other and each adapted to contain leadpencils or other articles C to be sold,the` chutes being arranged in such a manner that` the articles in each chute rest on` top of one. another, as is plainly indicated in Fig. l.

The lower ends of the chutes B B B2 B3 B4 terminate on the peripheral surface of a wheel D, secured on a transverse shaft E, mounted` to turn in suitable bearings in the casing A,

the said chutes being adapted to deliver the pencils or like articles into recesses D, formed von the peripheral surface of the wheel D, the

recesses being preferably 4placed an equal distance apart, as shown in Fig. 1.-

By the arrangement described it is evident that when the wheel D rotates in the direction of the arrow a', as indicated in Fig. l, then the recesses D are filled successively -the direction of the arrow af.

with lead-pencils from the rearmost chute B,

as this chute registers first and successively with the several recesses D. The leadpencils or other articles C after passing the front chute B4 drop out of the corresponding recess into a delivery-spout F, formed in the front of the casing and leading to the outside thereof to a stop G, from which the lead-pencil may be removed by the buyer.A

When the machine is in operation and the chute B has been exhausted of its articles, then the next chute B commences to deliver the articles to the wheel D, and when this chute is exhausted the next followingV chute supplies the articles, and so on until the chutes are successively emptied of their articles.

In order to show that the machine is empty and in order to prevent an intended buyer from dropping a coin into the machine, I provide the front of the chute B4 with a glass window B5 for indicating whether the chute B4 is still filled or empty. In the former case the machine is in condition to sell the articles; but when no pencils are visible at the window B5 the machine is empty'. y

On the shaft E is secured a coin-operated wheel H, formed in its periphery with notches H', into the lowermost one of which is adapted to pass a coin l, as is plainly shown in Fig. 9, said coin -beingalso adapted to pass into a slot J in'a slide J, iittedto slide laterally in the casi-ng A at one side of the machine, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 3. The slide J is `formed at its outer end witha suitable handle J2, adapted to be pressed inward by the buyer, so that the coin l moveswith the slide, and as it engages 'one of the notches H it turns the wheel H, and with it the wheel D, in When the coin I is in the slide and wheel, it stands on its edge, the lower portion resting on the false bottom A of the casing, and whenthe slide J is moved rearwardly the opening J in the slide-passes the rearend of the false bottom A' and registers with the opening A2, so that the coin drops through the slot J and out of engagement with the notch H' in the Wheel H.

The coin passes into position in the slide and Wheel, as shown in Fig. 2, from a coin-chute K, secured in the casing at one side thereof,l

the upper end of the chute opening at the IOO front ofthe casing to permit a buyer to drop a coin into the chute. The coin drops into the chute and then passes in a vertical position into the registering slots J and H', the lower end of the coin resting on the false bottom A to permit the operator to turn the Wheel on pushing the handle J 2 inward. When the coin drops out ofthe slide and through the opening A2, it passes into a drawer L, emptied from time to time by the owner of the machine. n

In order to lock the wheel H in place after the slide J isY pushed inward, as previously explained, I provide a spring N, extending over the peripheral surface of the wheel and secured at its rear end at N to the casing. The free end of the spring engages an opening Jin the slide J and presses on the for- Ward Wall of the opening to hold the slide normally in an outermost position. Near the free end of the spring N is arranged a tooth N2, adapted t engage one of the notches H' at the time the slide J moves into a rearmost position and the coin I drops out of the slide,

of the recesses I-I to lock the Wheel H against accidental rotation-that is, when the slide is not moved.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. Acoin-controlled vending-machine, pro.- vided with a revoluble Wheel formed in its peripheral surface with recesses adapted to receive the articles to be vended, a notched ac tuating-Wheel connected with the revoluble Wheel, a slide having a slot adapted to register with a notch in the said notched Wheel, a chute for delivering a coin to the said registering notch in the Wheel and the slot in the slide, and springs controlled by the said slide andadapted to en gage the said notched Wheel to lock the Wheel against accidental rotation,

substantially as described.

2. A coin-controlled vending-machine provided With a revoluble Wheel formed in its peripheral surface With longitudinal recesses each adapted to receive a single article to be vended, a series of chutes located one in front of the other and each adapted to contain the articles placed one upon the other, the chutes opening upon the peripheral surface of the wheel at different places to register with the said recesses, a notched actuating-Wheel connected With the revoluble Wheel, a slide having a slot adapted to register with a notch in the said notched Wheel, a chute for delivering a coin to the registering notch in the Wheel and the slot in the slide, springs controlled by the said s lide and adapted to engage the said notched Wheel to lock the Wheel against accidental rotation, the said revoluble Wheel when actuated rotating in direction of the front of the machine, the chutes being emptied suc'- cessively from the rear to the front, and means for viewing the contents of the chute at the' front of the'machine, substantially as shown and described.

3. A coin-controlled vending-machine provided With a revoluble Wheel formed in its peripheral` surface with longitudinal recesses, chutes for iilling said recesses with the articles to be vended, a' notched Wheel on the.

shaft of said revoluble Wheel, a slide having a slot adapted to register With one of the notches in the said notched Wheel, a chute for delivering a coin to the said registering notch in the Wheel and the slot in the slide,

and springs controlled by the said 'slide and each` having a tooth for engagement With notches in the said notched Wheel, to lock the wheel'against accidental rotation, substantially as shown and described.

4f. A coin-controlled vending-machine, pro- A accidental rotation, substantially as shown and described.

5. A coin-controlled vending-machine provided with a revoluble Wheel formed in its peripheral surface With recesses adapted to receive the articles to be vended,a notched Wheel IOO on the shaft of the said revoluble Wheel, a slide having a slot adapted to register With one of the notches in said Wheel, a chute for delivering a coin to the said registering notch in thewheel and the slot in the said slide, a spring secured at its rear end to the casing and extending over the peripheral surface of the Wheel, the free end of the spring engaging an opening in the slide and serving to hold the slide normally in an outermost position, a spring secured to the rear end of the casing and pressing With its free end on the rear end of the slide, the said springs being provided with teeth for engagement With notches in the Wheel, substantially as shown and described.

NICHOLAS I. WOOLSEY.

Witnesses:

ROBERT MURRAY, JAMES MCCARTEN. 

